Associate Director - Nature

Department: Climate & Nature : Climate & Nature Solutions

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: United States

Compensation: $121,000 - $160,000 / year

Description

About Anthesis:

Anthesis is the sustainability activator. Proud to be a B Corp, we seek to make a significant contribution to a world which is more resilient and productive. We do this by working with cities, corporates, investors and other organisations to drive sustainable performance. We develop financially driven sustainability strategies, underpinned by technical expertise and delivered by innovative collaborative teams across the world.   

At Anthesis Group, we are truly committed to putting people and our planet at the heart of all we do.

Summary of Role & Key Responsibilities

We are looking for an experienced Associate Director with demonstrated nature and biodiversity subject matter expertise to provide technical oversight and strategic insights to Anthesis clients across a wide array of sectors. As a critical contributor to our Climate & Nature Business Line, this role will play a central role in aligning business objectives with planetary boundaries to strengthen the resilience of enterprises and ecosystems alike. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced nature and biodiversity professional who wants to drive impact and accelerate the transition to a nature positive and net zero future for all.

The role will involve collaborating with Anthesis colleagues across the globe to contribute to the growth and development of our Nature Solutions offerings and integrated Climate and Nature offerings: from assessing impacts and dependencies and identifying nature-related risks and opportunities to developing strategies to guide no regrets action to restore and regenerate ecosystems and implement biodiversity action plans. You will be expected to guide and deliver on nature-related client projects; actively engage in business development, and to support our global community of practice in developing materials and managing knowledge to maximize the quality and impact of our service offerings to transform our client’s relationship with nature and champion nature positive solutions for biodiversity, agricultural systems, forests, freshwater and oceans. Your projects and clients may span a diverse set of industries, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to boutique brands and start-ups. You ensure clients receive our best solutions, professional outputs, and technical advice by collaborating with an engaged, collaborative community that approaches its work with energy and optimism.

Key Responsibilities:
Providing Technical Expertise 

• Provide technical expertise across Nature Solutions to project and client managers regarding questions related to soil health, biodiversity, water stewardship, climate x nature nexus, and other impacts as relevant. 
• Partner with and help clients measure and integrate nature’s value into purchasing and investment decisions 
• Maximize the quality and impact of our advice to transform our clients’ relationships with nature by contributing to the continuous improvement of our service offerings 
• Ensure consistency and excellence in the Anthesis approach in the fields of nature and biodiversity stewardship, particularly in land-based systems of agriculture and forestry 
• Shape the development of tailored solutions to transform our food & fiber system’s relationship with nature, developing novel solutions across the entire agri-food value chain 
• Actively contribute to the evolution of Anthesis Group’s nature offerings by developing or improving tools and systems to provide increased value to clients and create greater efficiencies and scaling of service offerings to contribute towards Anthesis Group’s commercial and corporate nature goals, including integration of Nature and Climate as well as potential digital solutions 

Guiding & Delivering Client Projects 

• Guide and deliver nature assessments (including risks, footprinting, establishing baselines, and benchmarking) and contribute to strategy development and implementation (target-setting, roadmaps, action plans) as part of client projects 
• Contribute to multiple client projects including significant engagements for key accounts, ensuring the quality in the delivery of your expertise in projects as well as providing technical & quality control in developing scopes of work and finalizing deliverables 
• Guide and contribute to the delivery of nature and biodiversity client engagements through exceptional project management; skillful analysis of client documentation, identification of gaps and recommend